Signe Baumane
@signebaumane.com
Filmmaker | Animator | Writer | Artist | MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE | ROCKS IN MY POCKETS | KARMIC KNOT
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I am in awe that Alliance of Women Film Journalists dedicated their December Spotlight to an animator, and humbled and honored that the animator they picked was me.
THANK YOU, Jennifer Merin and Leslie Combemale!
awfj.org/blog/2025/11...
THANK YOU, Jennifer Merin and Leslie Combemale!
awfj.org/blog/2025/11...
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am in awe that Alliance of Women Film Journalists dedicated their December Spotlight to an animator, and humbled and honored that the animator they picked was me.
THANK YOU, Jennifer Merin and Leslie Combemale!
awfj.org/blog/2025/11...
THANK YOU, Jennifer Merin and Leslie Combemale!
awfj.org/blog/2025/11...
In this episode of the TV show Garainis, in a company of a black dog (a mother of 5) an aging animator explores her roots through the lyrics of Janis Peters - a poet who had captured the mystery of Latvian Soul in words.
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#Art #Animation #Poetry
replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/i...
#Art #Animation #Poetry
Garainis. Signe Baumane un Jānis Peters - REplay.lv
Kā iespējams saglabāt prieku, runājot par pašām tumšākajām tēmām? Kā dziesmas ar Jāņa Petera vārdiem sabalsojas ar Signes Baumanes visā pasaulē mīlēto animāciju?
Dokumentālā seriāla "Garainis" jaunāk....
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November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In this episode of the TV show Garainis, in a company of a black dog (a mother of 5) an aging animator explores her roots through the lyrics of Janis Peters - a poet who had captured the mystery of Latvian Soul in words.
replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/i...
#Art #Animation #Poetry
replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/i...
#Art #Animation #Poetry
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NOW: CLASHES Police vs Anti-ICE Protesters near Canal Street NYC as Protesters blocked garage with ICE agents inside
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
NOW: CLASHES Police vs Anti-ICE Protesters near Canal Street NYC as Protesters blocked garage with ICE agents inside
Bill Plympton’s indie animated feature SLIDE opened yesterday at Cinema Village. What a wild ride! And got to meet the creator, too!
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Bill Plympton’s indie animated feature SLIDE opened yesterday at Cinema Village. What a wild ride! And got to meet the creator, too!
Bill Plympton's new animated feature SLIDE opens today at Cinema Village, along with his Oscar qualified short WHALE, Q&As and more! Bring your family to make your Thanksgiving even more surreal than it is!
www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/...
www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bill Plympton's new animated feature SLIDE opens today at Cinema Village, along with his Oscar qualified short WHALE, Q&As and more! Bring your family to make your Thanksgiving even more surreal than it is!
www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/...
www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/...
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Here's a seven-point peace plan:
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Here's a seven-point peace plan:
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If this is a moment when you feel like helping courageous Ukrainians to stay alive, here is one way to do so.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action
Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If this is a moment when you feel like helping courageous Ukrainians to stay alive, here is one way to do so.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
My first animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKETS will screen at Kino Suns cinema in Riga as part of Studija Lokomotive 30-year anniversary celebration retrospective!
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AKMEŅI MANĀS KABATĀS - BezRindas
Filmu studijai LOKOMOTĪVE 30
AKMEŅI MANĀS KABATĀS
2014.
1’30
Animācija
Režisore: Signe Baumane
Patiesos notikumos un dzīvesstāstos balstīts stāsts par piecām autores dzimtas sievietēm, Signi pašu ies...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My first animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKETS will screen at Kino Suns cinema in Riga as part of Studija Lokomotive 30-year anniversary celebration retrospective!
www.bezrindas.lv/en/akmeni-ma...
www.bezrindas.lv/en/akmeni-ma...
We make a set, photograph it then I animate characters into the environment. This particular set is for a scene taking place in Veterinary Theatrum Anatomicum.
The production of KARMIC KNOT never stops!
#animation #art
The production of KARMIC KNOT never stops!
#animation #art
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We make a set, photograph it then I animate characters into the environment. This particular set is for a scene taking place in Veterinary Theatrum Anatomicum.
The production of KARMIC KNOT never stops!
#animation #art
The production of KARMIC KNOT never stops!
#animation #art
An ink drawing of elephants reaching out of darkness. What are they groping for?
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
An ink drawing of elephants reaching out of darkness. What are they groping for?
Everybody knows that Baltic countries produce some of the most successful animated films. But very few know the secret ingredient of this success. To shed some light on this mystery Riga International Film Festival organized Baltic Animation Meet-Up and invited me to speak.
Photo by Agnese Zeltina.
Photo by Agnese Zeltina.
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Everybody knows that Baltic countries produce some of the most successful animated films. But very few know the secret ingredient of this success. To shed some light on this mystery Riga International Film Festival organized Baltic Animation Meet-Up and invited me to speak.
Photo by Agnese Zeltina.
Photo by Agnese Zeltina.
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More than 50,000 people have signed the petition urging President Rinkēvičs @edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social not to sign the law on Latvia's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention. It seems our populists politicians have completely misunderstood the society they claim to represent and try to manipulate
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
More than 50,000 people have signed the petition urging President Rinkēvičs @edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social not to sign the law on Latvia's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention. It seems our populists politicians have completely misunderstood the society they claim to represent and try to manipulate
At the BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER Q&A the director Edward Berger and stars Colin Farrell and Fala Chen talked about their process of making this film about addiction in Macau.
For me Macau was the true star of the film - gorgeous, moody, mysterious and made me want to see more of it.
For me Macau was the true star of the film - gorgeous, moody, mysterious and made me want to see more of it.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
At the BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER Q&A the director Edward Berger and stars Colin Farrell and Fala Chen talked about their process of making this film about addiction in Macau.
For me Macau was the true star of the film - gorgeous, moody, mysterious and made me want to see more of it.
For me Macau was the true star of the film - gorgeous, moody, mysterious and made me want to see more of it.
At THE HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Q&A director Kathryn Bigelow said that with the film and its Rashomon structure she wanted to explore what competent people can and cannot do in 19 minutes to save the US and the World.
I felt like with many other Netflix flicks the production process was too rushed.
I felt like with many other Netflix flicks the production process was too rushed.
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At THE HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Q&A director Kathryn Bigelow said that with the film and its Rashomon structure she wanted to explore what competent people can and cannot do in 19 minutes to save the US and the World.
I felt like with many other Netflix flicks the production process was too rushed.
I felt like with many other Netflix flicks the production process was too rushed.
Brinca Studio at Valle de Bravo, México screened my film MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE as part of their monthly private screening series. Here's their report: "We had a full house and everyone loved the film. A lot of laughter out loud, a lot of comments of how beautiful it is." More of this, please!
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Brinca Studio at Valle de Bravo, México screened my film MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE as part of their monthly private screening series. Here's their report: "We had a full house and everyone loved the film. A lot of laughter out loud, a lot of comments of how beautiful it is." More of this, please!
What Coppola, Jacques Tati and indie filmmakers have in common? We make films we want to make and we are willing to pay the price.
Except, Coppola has a watch he can sell for at least $1 million dollars. Will it be enough to cover the $120 million hole?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
Except, Coppola has a watch he can sell for at least $1 million dollars. Will it be enough to cover the $120 million hole?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
Francis Ford Coppola Forced to Sell His Custom $1 Million Watch After ‘Megalopolis’ Debacle
The one-of-a-kind F.P. Journe watch will be on display in New York before its sale in December. The director spent $120 million of his own money on the film, which grossed just $14.4 million.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
What Coppola, Jacques Tati and indie filmmakers have in common? We make films we want to make and we are willing to pay the price.
Except, Coppola has a watch he can sell for at least $1 million dollars. Will it be enough to cover the $120 million hole?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
Except, Coppola has a watch he can sell for at least $1 million dollars. Will it be enough to cover the $120 million hole?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/st...
While everybody is flipping out about AI and future, we are slowly chugging along the old fashioned way - with our digits directly connected to our brains. Making an animated feature film with hands is fun. Check out and follow us for more updates here:
www.karmicknotmovie.com/post/in-our-...
www.karmicknotmovie.com/post/in-our-...
In Our Digits There Is Intelligence - October 22, 2025
Dear Friends and Backers,As AI continues it’s quest for world domination, we at Signe Baumane Studio raise a small flag of resistance by working with our hands on the animated feature film Karmic Knot...
www.karmicknotmovie.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
While everybody is flipping out about AI and future, we are slowly chugging along the old fashioned way - with our digits directly connected to our brains. Making an animated feature film with hands is fun. Check out and follow us for more updates here:
www.karmicknotmovie.com/post/in-our-...
www.karmicknotmovie.com/post/in-our-...
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If you’re in NYC, register for our mass HandsOffNYC.com call on Wednesday, October 29th at 7pm—we’re preparing New Yorkers for how to protect the city and our neighbors.
Hands Off NYC is supported by over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolence resistance.
Hands Off NYC is supported by over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolence resistance.
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
If you’re in NYC, register for our mass HandsOffNYC.com call on Wednesday, October 29th at 7pm—we’re preparing New Yorkers for how to protect the city and our neighbors.
Hands Off NYC is supported by over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolence resistance.
Hands Off NYC is supported by over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolence resistance.
Reposted by Signe Baumane
BREAKING: In an unbelievable moment, angry New York City residents witness ICE detaining people on Canal Street, and chase them out of the area, chanting "ICE GO NOW!"
New York is fed up with Trump's fascism!
New York is fed up with Trump's fascism!
October 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
BREAKING: In an unbelievable moment, angry New York City residents witness ICE detaining people on Canal Street, and chase them out of the area, chanting "ICE GO NOW!"
New York is fed up with Trump's fascism!
New York is fed up with Trump's fascism!
Reposted by Signe Baumane
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM